A Chinese Jianyao 'Hare's Fur' Tea BowlSouthern Song DynastyThe bowl has deep, rounded conical sides and below the matte, russet-brown indented rim, is covered inside and out with lustrous blackish-brown glaze streaked with russet 'hare's fur' markings, the glaze pooling thick and, in a circle, well above the foot exposing the deep brown body and foot with its smooth and appealing deep brown color. Diameter 4 3/8 inches. Provenance:Galerie Beaute ChinoiseVictoria Hargron Paris Collection prior to 1980 Note:Bowls of this type and quality, with the thick glaze pooling so well above the foot to expose the deep brown stoneware are desirable. See Christies New York, 17 March 2016, lot 1494 (Realized price USD 15,000); Christies Hong Kong 3 April 2017, lot 53 (Price realized HKD 137,500); Christies New York 21 March 2019, lot 1709 (Price realized USD 47,500); Sothebys London 4 Nov 2020, lot 255 (Realized price GBP 21,400) of similar size and with a rough mouth rim.C Property from the Collection of Steven J. Harvis